This week, Mitch is back from China to talk about Japan’s birthrate, a potential war, fast food that makes you buff, and more!
Articles from this week’s episode
Tokyo ramen shop bans customers from watching YouTube videos while eating | CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/tokyo-debu-chan-smartphone-ban-intl-hnk/index.html
Japan probed China Communist Party member over leaking farm tech data https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/7267209f526b-japan-probed-china-communist-party-member-over-leaking-farm-tech-data.html
China ships stay in Japan waters near Senkakus for record time https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/ecc5a67d4804-china-ships-stay-in-japan-waters-near-senkakus-for-record-time.html
Japan sounds alarm bells as it moves to tackle falling birthrate | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14875661
Video of Sri Lankan who died in detention in Japan shown to public https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/a5d6e9c74832-video-of-sri-lankan-who-died-in-detention-in-japan-shown-to-public.html
FOCUS: Calls grow for drastic steps to address Japan’s sliding birthrate https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/fe18073dcd91-focus-calls-grow-for-drastic-steps-to-address-japans-sliding-birthrate.html
Spending by foreign visitors to Japan jumps sevenfold in 2022 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/03/fafcf217fda5-spending-by-foreign-visitors-to-japan-jumps-sevenfold-in-2022.html
FEATURE: Mentally disabled couple overcome social stigma, marry at 62 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/095f8639cf8e-feature-mentally-disabled-couple-overcome-social-stigma-get-married-aged-62.html
2 diners arrested over prank video at Yoshinoya beef bowl restaurant https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/f4437031c605-2-arrested-over-video-of-unhygienic-acts-at-osaka-restaurant.html
"My Neighbor Totoro" play on London stage bags 6 Olivier awards https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/bf2956c48753-my-neighbor-totoro-play-on-london-stage-bags-6-olivier-awards.html
Japanese moving company scam? The time we almost called police on a removal rep | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/04/06/japanese-moving-company-scam-the-time-we-almost-called-police-on-a-removal-rep/
Does Mos Burger’s new Muscle Burger give you muscles? | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/04/01/does-mos-burgers-new-muscle-burger-give-you-muscles
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I saw the show in London 🤩 And nope, Totorro was not a shadow. He was a massive puppet controlled by multiple people. They had 3 different sized puppets. One massive one that lays down on the ground. His arms and legs move. He breathes. His mouth opens and closes. And his tongue is a puppet as well, played by a human. The medium sized one can move around and walk on stage. And then a smaller one that can also move around on stage. It was one of the most amazing puppetry ever.
Not only can you barely live on 2 incomes,. It seems like Japan is dead set to make it as difficult as possible for a woman to be a worker and a mother.No day care is question. Mark birthing seems to be difficult in getting an appointment and what not? And now hearing about having to name everything in your school and being required to. Give a hand done and made lunch? To show love? Yeah I would not want to be a mother in. Such a society and be scared that I won't even be able to pay basic bills all the while not actually seeing the father of my children almost ever